Brazilian foreign trade authority Siscomex has established Brazil’s carbon steel import quotas at levels unchanged with previous quota levels that expired February 22, at a final utilization rate of 83 percent, the trade authority said today.
The new quotas for finished steel import products that will be in place between February 24 and June 23, 2026, are steady at 445,469 metric tons (mt) at regular tax rates, Siscomex said.
The new round of quotas covers the same products: plates in coils, HRC, CRC, Zinc Coated, Galvalume and wire rod.
Updated on 11 March, the new quotas already have reached a 35 percent average rate of utilization, as follows:
· Plates in coils: 19 percent from 1,284 mt.
· HRC: 12 percent from 36,120 mt.
· CRC: 19 percent from 84,203 mt.
· Zinc Coated: 43 percent from 144,285 mt.
· Galvalume: 48 percent from 147,038 mt.
· Wire rod: 100 percent from 32,534 mt.
Volumes exceeding the quotas during the period will be subject to the regular import tariff of 25 percent.
